Staff Spotlight: Josefina Shows Students What Is Possible
Josefina Lux grew up facing many of the same barriers as the students School the World serves. Now, as a Change Agent, she shares her story to help young people, especially girls, see a path forward and believe in what is possible.
Amelia's Life Will Be Different
Amelia thought sixth grade would be the end of her education. A School the World scholarship gave her the chance to continue to middle school, where she is discovering new confidence, new friendships, and a future her mother never had.
Staff Spotlight: Fabian Helps Students See What Education Can Make Possible
Fabian Bejerano brings more than professional training to his work as a School the World Change Agent with students in Panama. His lived experience in an Indigenous community helps School the World offer support grounded in cultural understanding, family realities, and messages students can trust.
Staff Spotlight: Josefina Shows Students What Is Possible
Josefina Lux grew up facing many of the same barriers as the students School the World serves. Now, as a Change Agent, she shares her story to help young people, especially girls, see a path forward and believe in what is possible.
How Data Is Strengthening Our Partnership with Guatemala’s Ministry of Education
School the World’s monitoring and evaluation systems are doing more than helping us understand student progress. In Guatemala, they are now giving government partners greater visibility into attendance, tutor activity, and program results, strengthening collaboration around our Second Chance education program.
Layla Diamond Didn’t Wait to Feel Confident
Layla Diamond traveled to Honduras as a World Changer without a friend or family members, unsure what to expect but determined to take the next step. By choosing to act before she felt completely comfortable, she discovered that confidence often comes after you begin.
Amelia’s Life Will Be Different
Amelia thought sixth grade would be the end of her education. A School the World scholarship gave her the chance to continue to middle school, where she is discovering new confidence, new friendships, and a future her mother never had.
When Students Fall Behind, Tutoring Can Help Them Catch Up
When students fall behind in reading and math, those gaps can become harder to close with each passing year. Results from School the World’s tutoring program show what can happen when students receive consistent, targeted support—including substantial gains in the number reaching independent learning levels.
Painting Futures: When Young People Find Their Own Way to Make a Difference
When parents created an opportunity to serve in Guatemala, five middle school students found their own ways to make it meaningful. From raising $4,500 to painting classrooms and forming friendships, they discovered that young people can contribute using the interests, ideas, and resources they already have.
When a School the World Community Welcomes You Back
When Bruno Vergara returned to San Rafael one year after his School the World trip, students were waiting with signs, balloons, and hugs. The joyful reunion showed Bruno that he had never been forgotten, and gave his father a rare opportunity to witness the impact his son had made.
What It Takes to Keep Going After Sixth Grade
For many students in rural Central America, finishing sixth grade does not guarantee the chance to continue. At middle schools in Chitatul and Xatinap I, Guatemala students and parents describe how scholarships help overcome costs, transportation, and other barriers to continuing through middle school.
What Six Years of Scholarship Data Is Teaching Us About Staying in School
What happens after a student receives a School the World middle school scholarship? Six years of data from Guatemala and Honduras is helping School the World understand who stays in school, when and where students are most likely to leave, and how we can strengthen support at a critical transition.
Staff Spotlight: Fabian Helps Students See What Education Can Make Possible
Fabian Bejerano brings more than professional training to his work as a School the World Change Agent with students in Panama. His lived experience in an Indigenous community helps School the World offer support grounded in cultural understanding, family realities, and messages students can trust.